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India Steps Up Alert Amid Heightened Tensions With China

The neighbors have been in a weekslong dispute over Chinese road construction in the disputed region of Doklam. The plateau is claimed both by China and India's tiny ally, Bhutan.
Exiled Tibetans shout slogans during a protest to show support for India on the Doklam standoff in New Delhi, India, on Friday. / Tsering Topgyal / Shutterstock.com

India has increased a military alert along its eastern border with China, moving troops and weapons into the region amid a weeks-long standoff between the two countries

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